Reed article and method of producing it



M. B. LLOYD. REED ARTICLE AND METHOD 0F PRODUCING IT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1920. l 1,438,185, Patented De@.12,1922- INVENTUR WITNEEEEE# ATTURNEY i i Patente-d Dec. l2, 1922. i 'Y 'il UNTEDA MARSHALL B. LLOYD,v OE MENOMINEE, MICHIGAN,AssIGNOE,EEJMESNEAssreNQ MENTS, To `LEvrrr. GREENWOOD AND GEORGE A.` KEYWOR'EH, O EeinenNEE,V

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MASSACHUSETTS, AND WILLIAM E. HOLMAN, or, LEOMI i.ts'rE-a,oMAssACHUsE'r'rsjl fTEUsTEEs. y v i Y vJaEED ARTICLE AND METHODOFPBODUCING 1T; v I 1 Application inea April 2, 1920. yserial Noifogvze. To all 'whom it mayl concern.' l use of which the .resulting article 1 shall'bel Beit known that I, MARSHALL B. LLOYD, one of` substantialfand pleasing character 55 i acitizen ofthe United States, and aresident .orconiiguration' f1 v-" f v ofMenominee, Michigan, havevinvented cer- *My invention Consists .generally-in greed, tain new and useful Improvements in Reed articleyand; in the'steps,factsand sequence'y o Articles and Methods-oi Producing Them, thereof for producing same; "whereby"the` of which the ollowingis a'specication. above named objects,together `with othersi` 60 M invention'relatesgenerally to the pro- `that will .appear hereinafter, areAv attainable.: duction of reed articles and relates more par- Myfinvention will-bemorefreadily "underff' .::y ticularly to the production of reed articles stood.v by freferenee' to'ftheaccompanying comprising a frame and a reed-fabric coverdrawings, wherein: ingtherefonr v v FigLf1v, is-a sidef'elevation' ofi asornewhat.l 65 rior to the inventions disclosed in conical shaped endlessreedfabricI beforethe applicants PatentsNos. 1243079,1243080, projectingstake portions thereofI arieturnedv 1243081, and l`41243082,'fit was universal or laid down, l Y

practise, `in lthe manufacture of reed ar- Fig. 2,`isiaview o'f'thefabricofFig.1=but 'f ticles having a "frame, to secure the showing thestakes laiddown-ijin customary 70 stakes in the frame and to weave `the or desired mannerfto'form an edging or filler strands 'over and under the-stakes, selvageor the fabric;- 'i H meantime conforming or shaping the fabric `Fig.l 3,' shows astepl'n thermanufacture of o to the frame. Applicant provideda `revolu an arm "ch`air usinglthefabric oi Fig.l 2, tionary method of producing articlesof this thevie'w 'bei-ng aptoprplan view@ f kind, one inventive idea of which was the Fig 4, 'is aperspective lvie'wroffthe freed manufacture of reed yfabric.independent of arm' chain shown in Fig.*3., `butV showing 'it f the rame in a manner convenient orthe in completedfo'rm. 'i weaving operation andthereafter applying Fig. 5,is aside elevation offaptubularor l the fabric to theframe, and there securing endlessvv reed] `fabric, vfo'rv-use.` in producing 80 itin a permanent mannen` f f vother reed articles,.beforewthe`: stakes. are 'The present invention, at least in some of lai'd'down. 1 1 30 its aspects, relates generally to the producf F'g. I 6, `is i a perspectiveliview of fafreed tion 'of reed articlesunder one or more v of rocking chair in whichthe'lfabric oFig the methods outlined inthe'aforementioned has been" used; and l' A patents, and the general object ,oV thein- Fig.7`is a cross sectional Y vention is to iprovide a methodo improvtially along theline' ofr'Figa 6.1.:5i-w 5 il Ving the manufacture' of'reed articlesoffcer- In the drawings, yiorming iapartof this "tain kinds. 'speciication',*1havefdepictedxthegmanufaci A furtherA objectof my invention is to tureof two reed arti'clesbothowhich are 90 provide 'a reed article, and the method of 4chairs but4 it 'shouldbefunderstood that this producing the same, in which thereed abyis by vway 'of villustrationand notf-by 1vway 40 ric'should -ot onlyserve as a covering for of limitation. 1The-manufacture@.ofiaireed the frame, but 'should also serveasa cushion chairs has been chosenlasran illustrat1onbe ori spring backfor the article. f v cause is is a very'good :example of aA class `95 n. i

.Another object of the invention vis to proof articles that can `be advantageously manvvide a lmethod of producing reed articles ufactured by means fof my invention.-f

wherewith it shall. be unnecessary to `use The'reed abrieshowninFig.;11maybe braid,lining or other finishing materials, to produced in any. desired annerbut canI be linish I parts Vwhich 'heretofore required `the mostconvenientlyy produced uponca frame 100 applicationof such'nishing materials. if or-templet'bearingl the properY size `relation Y Another object of my invention is to pro- Jo'that part of the article frame withv whi c h v5oy vide a method. of producing reed articles itisto befused. Thefabric, l, assho-wnin "wherewith itfs'hall be possible tofp'rod'uce Fig. 11,has projectingfstake portions, ,2 and aerei; @i @skilled Niemals, er-@ibi il?? siii fri-2F11' feed, waters, fo

h 'I urpose i themV4 more quickly; with less waste;` by 3,'whichfare' laiddoW-n,inythemanner.faL 105 7 of formingafnishing orselrageedge for.

the abi'ic.,.v The; laid` down'. Stakes. in Figs..

2 and 3`are designated by the reference numeralsf andf. The reed fabric shown inv portions of an arm chair... S u.ch a..,chairis shown in plan View iii Fig. 'vh'erein, el, is

the chair seat or bottomc'nsually made of.

flat Wood parts and upstanding from Which are'ronndiframe members 5,.'6, yand-7; TheY membersf andzrare .ofzsuchi formY .that they constitute the arm and sideportionsof the trama4 andithefmember 7,. constitutes the backavr Theiinemben; 7, ing this. instance, 1s

ofsoinewhatllrshaped. formfhaving legportionen?, v,thatfarceseeuredf-.inithe. seat Biletweernitheslegi-portions 7*', isla; connectinfr1 member Ghairrframesgfof thisegeneral, censtmctiomi: eaof roundiwoorlen fnarning,y are much-,used in reed fuafniture v mannface` turegfsjandzitr iss fori-thief reason @that i'sueh: a

frmesiconstructoneis. showm. Obviously, ifA

desired, i theiS-Iaminggmay "be made o Y other materials orof different shapes.vr

The. .reedfabri'cfe of .'Fig. 2, is next placed around." the armvchairrframemembers, as is Well .shown in Fig';:3,;and -it will' be noted, is of a size substantially.;twice-:thedistance fromioneenprightt. ofthev cha-ir, .around `the should alsozzbenotedf@that the-chair.: flares alongrths edgeeportionsf.

` of the frame members, and softhat. the s-ide portions 11;: andrlg of; the.- `unsecured `fabric parallelsf' thea. side portions;v 13: and 14. of fthe previously# placed .corr secured.: fabric. The base io thie fabric;v When;:completelyy shaped, is; positioned substantially; as; indieatedl by the. dbttedlliiiesimFig. 135.1'. From; this; itbezi-.eomesfif olnziousftthatrtlree:endless;l some-What elliptical;shape'drfabric.forgnallyfforlned, as tlius'csecuredsand: reshapedisstill-O endless formaient" asaappliedi.torthesuppery portonf tli'e'earmfcliair'iissoi.substantial Ufs'hape, an innencourse# off material substantially 'pjarall'elling.-L an outra..r courses. and; spaced a distanceapartifjustfsuicient:toi enclose --the small roundframejmemberstof the chair,

bers,'-- but" it also' serves .inf lieu offup liolsteryandiatf tl1'esaine;-tiin'e` furnishes; back g and.; side?, portions for "the arm.` chair; which ariasuiici'ently .yielding to; furnish @tgcom-- ortable chair, i. e. the fabric in a sense forms Va sprildg.,baclr.Y Since the fabric is endless inform there are no sharp projecting vends to mar the appearance of the article, on the one hand, or to catch and tear the clothing Vonthe other.` Furthermore, by this method of procedure tl'i'isfvery diriicult' weaving` op` eration', as heretoforecarried on, is1-re`diiced to very simpleA and easily followed steps which can be performed readily by un'- skilled. Workmen... Hence, it becomes possible to reduce thel hitherto highly individualistic manuela/*earring oi" articles. of thisglrind Ito a factory systemqvherein.the fabric lcan be produced in. a manner coirV venient for the .Weavingoperation.aILdthereafter, quickly.y an deasily,y applied vto the frame; in, a manner requiring Very` little;` by way of linishing and-.upholstering andystill.Y not only, notsacricingtheappearanceand utili'tyfo'i?S .the deviceibut actually enhancing. both.; v l

Asibeforef-statedamy invention isapplicaz.

ble to a variety of articles and as-;illus`trat.

ing another, application.thereof, llhaye de` pictedrin Figs-5,36, and' 7., stepsvfollowed-in. theproduction of.l a different type of'ch'ain! So far as the presentinvention is vconcerned it relates only` to the-production, ofthe .back

of theA chair from the seat upwardly.-

The'frameof the chair, Whichinthe present instance. isshown asa rockinglcliair, comprises the rockers 15` and 16, upstanding. fromA which vWill j be; found -nienibfers sup-y porting the.seat. lrme, 17.. Upstandirig from the.; rear of. the seat z frame-.lare :the spaced risers,118. and .19., see Fig.; 7ivhichfiii turn; are; crosssconnected as fby.members210,v

more expensive, and at the same tirnemakes completeclosurei'or theback suoli asmakes impossible the passage.. cfairtherethrough- This.. in; aimeasure., unfits. the, chair.; for. .one

of tsfpriinary yuses.. which is thatV ojachair;

1 haveY provided.. a...means.r or. completely finishing thechair .baclrthat Willino'tyzin a substantial de eea-unfitthefchair. as...an-.far

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afterenumerated.v In the .production cfr the chair, backatubular,fabric21, is provided, as shown in Fig. 5'.4 The projectingfstake ends .22;` and 23- arev laddown in. Well Vknown g orl desired manne-nto nishythe .,edge; portions thereoflfandto prevent looseningof, theiiller strands,... The.length.,of' hetublillI1f21lOiiQS equal to the height of 'chair backend its inner y r use.,` and nWhiclix;has, many other advantages hereinbefore` andt herein tom 24: is adjacent the seat frame of the circumference is equivalent to the distance around the spaced back frame members 8 and 9. As a next step, pressure is applied to the tubular fabric 21, to elongate it in such manner that it may be slipped over the frame members 18 and 19, as is well shown in Figs. 7 and 8. As thus placed, the botchair and the space between the top portions 25 may be conveniently closed bythe application of a strip of braid l2G. The tubular fabric is secured to the members' 18 and 19 as by means of brads or other suitable fastening devices.

In this manner the back chair frame memv bers 18 and 19 are entirely enclosed so that In qualifying the fabric or its elements as reed in the specification or claims, I`

mean to limit my invention to fabric the elements of which co-operate in the manner above described as characteristic of thel stake and strand fabric made of reed, but to embrace such materials whether they be the natural reed, paper reed, or other `material having the general characteristics of reed.

The above examples are sufficiently illus-y trative of the inventive idea and it` is thought that the advantages thereof will be apparent tothose skilled in the art, without further comment, but, inasmuch as this disclosure 5 will suggest to others modified methods andthe erribodiiment` in articles of different formsI do not wish to `b e limited. to the specific articles nor to the precise method outlined eXc'ept 'only as may be necessary by limitations in the hereunto apf 1 pended claims.

I` claim: y 1. The method havinga frame and a reed fabric which consists in providinga frame that is substantially U-shaped, as viewed in one direction,

in providing an endless reed fabric, and in 55v placing the endless reed fabric around and of producing reed articlesr conforming it to envelop the article framel f in substantially U-shape.

2. The-method of producing reed articles having a. frame and areed fabricwhich consists in providing a frame which is "substantially'U-shaped, as viewed from one direc tion, in providing an endless reed fabric, in

placing the' endless reed fabric around the,

outer part of the frame, the portion provided for covering the inner part extending securing the fabric to they away therefrom, outer part of the frame, and then forming the remaining 3. A reed article having a frame which is U-sliape, as viewed from one direction, and an indepedently woven reed fabric of endless form conforming to the U-shaped frame and enveloping both the inner and outer por? p l tions thereof. y

In testimony whereof, I have my hand, this 3rd day of February, 1920. j

hereunto set `fabric inwardly to cover the s "Y `inner part of the frame.

MiiRsHALL B. LLOYD. y i 

